PRINTER'S NO. 2037
No. 322 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY McILHINNEY, TOMLINSON, WONDERLING AND GREENLEAF,
MAY 12, 2008
REFERRED TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, MAY 12, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Honoring the Lenape Valley Foundation on its 50th anniversary.
2 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is always proud to
3 recognize those organizations which contribute toward a better
4 and more productive society; and
5 WHEREAS, The Lenape Valley Foundation is celebrating the
6 momentous occasion of its 50th anniversary of assisting
7 children, adults, families and the elderly in pursuit of their
8 goals in the areas of mental health, mental retardation and
9 early intervention; and
10 WHEREAS, Over the past 50 years, the Lenape Valley Foundation
11 has grown from a few to more than 300 employees and from an
12 annual budget of $40,000 to more than $11 million; and
13 WHEREAS, The Lenape Valley Foundation has responded with
14 foresight and creativity to implement programs that now serve
15 more than 9,000 Commonwealth residents throughout Bucks County,
16 annually; and
17 WHEREAS, The Lenape Valley Foundation, under the leadership
1 of Executive Director Alan J. Hartl, MS, provides an array of
2 outstanding treatment, rehabilitation, case management and
3 community support services, including the only licensed 24-hour
4 crisis service in Bucks County and this Commonwealth's premier
5 Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program; and
6 WHEREAS, As a Base Service Unit of Bucks County, the Lenape
7 Valley Foundation has served residents with the most profound
8 and pervasive problems, regardless of their ability to pay for
9 services; and
10 WHEREAS, Countless citizens have found hope, a renewed
11 spirit, dignity and the opportunity to live a full and
12 productive life through their contacts with the Lenape Valley
13 Foundation; therefore be it
14 RESOLVED, That the Senate honor the Lenape Valley Foundation
15 of Doylestown, Bucks County, on this special milepost of its
16 proud history, its 50th anniversary.
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